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Arlington Road (1999)

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Reviews Counted:86

Fresh:52

Rotten:34

Average Rating:6.1/10

Consensus: A suspenseful thriller led by strong cast performances built around a somewhat implausible story.

Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Arlington Road follows in the grand tradition of Hollywood suspense thrillers that pit a lone man against a vast, hidden conspiracy--or is it a conspiracy? Jeff Bridges plays Michael Faraday, who... Arlington Road follows in the grand tradition of Hollywood suspense thrillers that pit a lone man against a vast, hidden conspiracy--or is it a conspiracy? Jeff Bridges plays Michael Faraday, who starts out as a loving, caring father and teacher but slowly turns into a desperate, crazed man searching for answers in a suburban world that has been turned upside down.

Director Mark Pellington lingers on Bridges's face as it goes from ruggedly handsome and somber to wild and crazed. As Faraday tries to uncover the truth about his new neighbors, Oliver and Cheryl Lang (Tim Robbins and Joan Cusack), he also struggles with his own inner demons. Is he just imagining things, as he still has not gotten over his wife's death at the hands of what was first believed to be a terrorist, or are his fear and paranoia real? Pellington stays a few steps ahead the entire way, leading to a most thrilling and unexpected conclusion to this nightmare of suburban terror. [More]

Starring: Tim Robbins, Jeff Bridges, Joan Cusack, Hope Davis

Starring: Tim Robbins, Jeff Bridges, Joan Cusack, Hope Davis, Robert Gossett, Mason Gamble

Director: Mark Pellington

Director: Mark Pellington
Screenwriter: Ehren Kruger
Producer: Tom Gorai, Marc Samuelson, Peter Samuelson
Composer: Angelo Badalamenti

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The film's at its best before the convoluted plot kicks in, as neighbourliness gives way to suspiciousness and the men test each other's credentials.

Full Review Source: This is London | comment Comment
01/01/00
Alexander Walker
Alexander Walker
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01/01/00
Bill Chambers
Bill Chambers
Film Freak Central

A tight, well-rounded piece of suspense/thriller filmmaking with an electric performance by Bridges.

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10/28/05
Bill Clark
Bill Clark
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almost hard to catch your breath

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04/03/01
Blake French
Blake French
NutzWorld

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Bob Graham
Bob Graham
San Francisco Chronicle
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Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

Well acted, often tense and certainly atmospheric!

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Cam Winstanley
Cam Winstanley
Total Film

Robbins and Cusack are deviantly delightful!

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01/01/00
Christine James
Christine James
Boxoffice Magazine

Arlington Road is actually a fairly entertaining, makes-you-think piece.

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Christopher Brandon
Christopher Brandon
TNT's Rough Cut

Builds at a snowball pitch: slow at first, and then bigger and tighter and faster, so you don't even realize what's happening until it overwhelms you.

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Chuck Rudolph
Chuck Rudolph
Matinee Magazine

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Cornell & Petricelli
Cornell & Petricelli
CinemaSense.Com

The only sequence more shocking than the film's disturbing opener is its last.

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01/01/00
David N. Butterworth
David N. Butterworth
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Thoughtful, intelligent and brutally realistic!

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01/01/00
Duane Dudek
Duane Dudek
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

A pulse-pounding paranoia thriller.

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Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
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Erik Childress
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Eugene Novikov
Eugene Novikov
Film Blather

A gripping political thriller about the dangers of domestic terrorism and the paranoia of those who see danger everywhere.

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03/04/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

A pretty decent thriller.

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Gary Thompson
Gary Thompson
Philadelphia Daily News

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Greg Dean Schmitz
Greg Dean Schmitz
Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies

Arlington Road is rousing summer entertainment!

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Harvey S. Karten
Harvey S. Karten
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